14/35 It would fly for Rudolf V.no more; but why did it not proclaim and honor the presence of Queen Flavia? We had been buffeted by fate sorely, but now I feared yet another blow. A servant ran out, and I dismounted leisurely and easily. Pulling off my gloves, I dusted my boots with them, turned to the stableman and bade him look to the horse, and then said to the footman: "As soon as the queen is dressed, find out if she can see me. I have a message from his Majesty." The fellow looked a little puzzled, but at this moment Hermann, the king's major-domo, came to the door. |